Health care administrators
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Healthcare administrators are the individuals who work behind the scenes to make sure the sick are able to receive the care they need. It is the administrator’s job to run and manage the healthcare organizations. Examples of these companies are the local doctor’s office, hospitals, nursing homes or home healthcare agencies. Healthcare administrators have endless opportunities but I personally think that long term care is a great option. Long term care is always growing and evolving. According to OHCA, by year 2030, 33 million people will be seniors and one in five will need some type of long-term care.
Long term care administrators oversee the daily operations of a nursing home, adult day care, or assisted living facility. The responsibilities will include staffing, financial management, supervising resident care, marketing, and community outreach. The knowledge of federal, state, and local standards for long-term care is a necessity to assure that the highest degree of quality care can be provided to residents at all times.
The work environment of a long-term care administrator can be extremely busy and stressful. The administrator faces challenges such as budgeting, reimbursement cutbacks and monitoring. Also, administrators must be able to work with a variety of people, including doctors, residents, families, therapists, and community leaders. With all of stresses that come along with this position the rewards are endless such as gratitude for high quality care, providing a sense of security for both the resident and family members, unique, interesting stories from people of various experiences. The relationships and leaderships skills that are learned and applied in this as a long term care administrator are really everlasting. Compensation for administrator can be very rewarding as well. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary of a long term care administrator is $71,000 per year. It really just depends on the size of
Healthcare administrators are the individuals who work behind the scenes to make sure the sick are able to receive the care they need. It is the administrator’s job to run and manage the healthcare organizations. Examples of these companies are the local doctor’s office, hospitals, nursing homes or home healthcare agencies. Healthcare administrators have endless opportunities but I personally think that long term care is a great option. Long term care is always growing and evolving. According to OHCA, by year 2030, 33 million people will be seniors and one in five will need some type of long-term care.
Long term care administrators oversee the daily operations of a nursing home, adult day care, or assisted living facility. The responsibilities will include staffing, financial management, supervising resident care, marketing, and community outreach. The knowledge of federal, state, and local standards for long-term care is a necessity to assure that the highest degree of quality care can be provided to residents at all times.
The work environment of a long-term care administrator can be extremely busy and stressful. The administrator faces challenges such as budgeting, reimbursement cutbacks and monitoring. Also, administrators must be able to work with a variety of people, including doctors, residents, families, therapists, and community leaders. With all of stresses that come along with this position the rewards are endless such as gratitude for high quality care, providing a sense of security for both the resident and family members, unique, interesting stories from people of various experiences. The relationships and leaderships skills that are learned and applied in this as a long term care administrator are really everlasting. Compensation for administrator can be very rewarding as well. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary of a long term care administrator is $71,000 per year. It really just depends on the size of